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Descriptor English: Foam Cells
Descriptor Spanish: Células Espumosas
Descriptor células espumosas
Scope note: Macrófagos cargados de lípidos que se originan a partir de los monocitos o de las células musculares lisas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Células Espumosas
Descriptor French: Cellules spumeuses
Entry term(s): Cell, Foam
Cells, Foam
Foam Cell
Tree number(s): A11.329.372.368
A11.627.482.368
A11.733.397.368
A15.382.670.522.368
A15.382.680.397.368
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D005487
Scope note: Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Macrophages (1966-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under MACROPHAGES 1977-90
History Note: 91(77); was see under MACROPHAGES 1977-90
DeCS ID: 5622
Unique ID: D005487
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2018/06/30
Foam Cells - Preferred
Concept UI M0008654
Scope note Lipid-laden macrophages originating from monocytes or from smooth muscle cells.
Preferred term Foam Cells
Entry term(s) Cell, Foam
Cells, Foam
Foam Cell



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